Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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In thinking about nanotechnology today, what's most important is understanding where it leads, what nanotechnology will look like after we reach the assembler breakthrough.
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I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
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In the Andes and the Alps, I have seen melting glaciers. At both of the Earth's Poles, I have seen open sea where ice once dominated the horizon.
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To be honest, I don't care how it went in.
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When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.
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And I say it's not. I tell them these men and women are over there because our country sent them, and we have the absolute necessity to try to bring them as much happiness as we can.
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I'm also a sucker for a view. Take me to a high place where I can see the landscape or the stars or the whole city, and I'm putty, I'm melting in your arms. Then I think having a romantic night, getting a little dressed up, but don't kill yourself trying to force the romance. A bunch of little subtle changes that will make the day more special will amount to a big awesome day in your memory. I like little breadcrumbs along the way. Draw it out!
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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart.
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Balance isn't either/or; it's 'and'.
